| Date | Bowl | Location | Game Time (ET) | TV Network | Payouts |
| Dec. 18 | New Mexico BowlBYU vs. UTEP | Albuquerque, N.M. | 2 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 18 | uDrove Humanitarian BowlNorthern Illinois vs. Fresno State | Boise, Idaho | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 18 | R+L Carriers New Orleans BowlOhio vs. Troy | New Orleans, La. | 9 p.m. | ESPN | $325,000 |
| Dec. 21 | Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgLouisville vs. Southern Miss | St. Petersburg, Fla. | 8 p.m. | ESPN | $1 million |
| Dec. 22 | MAACO Bowl Las VegasUtah vs. Boise State | Las Vegas, Nev. | 8 p.m. | ESPN | $1 million |
| Dec. 23 | San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia BowlSan Diego State vs. Navy | San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 24 | Sheraton Hawaii BowlTulsa vs. Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | 8 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 26 | Little Caesars Pizza BowlFlorida International vs. Toledo | Detroit, Mich. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 27 | AdvoCare V100 Independence BowlGeorgia Tech vs. Air Force | Shreveport, La. | 5 p.m. | ESPN2 | $1.1 million |
| Dec. 28 | Champs Sports BowlN.C. State vs. West Virginia | Orlando, Fla. | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN | $2.13 million |
| Dec. 28 | Insight BowlIowa vs. Missouri | Tempe, Ariz. | 10 p.m. | ESPN | $1.2 million |
| Dec. 29 | Military BowlMaryland vs. East Carolina | Washington, D.C. | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | $1 million |
| Dec. 29 | Texas BowlBaylor vs. Illinois | Houston, Texas | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN | $1.25 million |
| Dec. 29 | Valero Alamo BowlOklahoma State vs. Arizona | San Antonio, Texas | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN | $2.25 million |
| Dec. 30 | Bell Helicopter Armed Forces BowlArmy vs. SMU | Fort Worth, Texas | 12 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Dec. 30 | New Era Pinstripe BowlKansas State vs. Syracuse | Bronx, N.Y. | 3:20 p.m. | ESPN | TBA |
| Dec. 30 | Franklin American Mortgage Music City BowlNorth Carolina vs. Tennessee | Nashville, Tenn. | 6:40 p.m. | ESPN | $3.3 million (combined) |
| Dec. 30 | Bridgepoint Education Holiday BowlNebraska vs. Washington | San Diego, Calif. | 10 p.m. | ESPN | $2.2 million |
| Dec. 31 | Meineke Car Care BowlClemson vs. South Florida | Charlotte, N.C. | 12 p.m. | ESPN | $1 million |
| Dec. 31 | Hyundai Sun BowlMiami (Fla.) vs. Notre Dame | El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. | CBS | $1.9 million |
| Dec. 31 | AutoZone Liberty BowlCentral Florida vs. Georgia | Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN | $1.35 million |
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A BowlFlorida State vs. South Carolina | Atlanta, Ga. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | $5.83 million |
| Jan. 1 | TicketCity BowlNorthwestern vs. Texas Tech | Dallas, Texas | 12 p.m. | ESPNU | TBA |
| Jan. 1 | Outback BowlPenn State vs. Florida | Tampa, Fla. | 1 p.m. | ABC | $3.1 million |
| Jan. 1 | Capital One BowlAlabama vs. Michigan State | Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. | ESPN | $4.25 million |
| Jan. 1 | Konica Minolta Gator BowlMichigan vs. Mississippi State | Jacksonville, Fla. | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | $2.25 million |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl presented by VizioTCU vs. Wisconsin | Pasadena, Calif. | 5 p.m. | ESPN | $17 million |
| Jan. 1 | Tostitos Fiesta BowlConnecticut vs. Oklahoma | Glendale, Ariz. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN | $17 million |
| Jan. 3 | Orange BowlStanford vs. Virginia Tech | Miami, Fla. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN | $17 million |
| Jan. 4 | Allstate Sugar BowlArkansas vs. Ohio State | New Orleans, La. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN | $17 million |
| Jan. 6 | GoDaddy.com BowlMiami (Ohio) vs. Middle Tennessee | Mobile, Ala. | 8 p.m. | ESPN | $750,000 |
| Jan. 7 | AT&T Cotton BowlTexas A&M vs. LSU | Arlington, Texas | 8 p.m. | FOX | $3 million |
| Jan. 8 | BBVA Compass BowlPittsburgh vs. Kentucky | Birmingham, Ala. | 12 p.m. | ESPN | $300,000 |
| Jan. 9 | Kraft Fight Hunger BowlBoston College vs. Nevada | San Francisco, Calif. | 9 p.m. | ESPN | $1.65 million (combined) |
| Jan. 10 | Tostitos BCS National Championship GameAuburn vs. Oregon | Miami, Fla. | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN | $17 million |
The 2010-11 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M., and ends in Miami,FL. Here’s a look at the schedule from the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 18 to the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 10.